West Ruimveldt food vendor dies following crash with minibus

Debra Salikram

Popular city street-food vendor, Debra Salikram, died yesterday morning following an accident on La Penitence Public Road, Georgetown.

Fifty-nine-year-old Salikram known as ‘Aunty Sookie’, of West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme, Georgetown, was struck off her motor scooter following a collision with a minibus, BAB 1155, which police said was speeding. The accident occurred at around 6 am in the vicinity of Middle Road, La Penitence.